MS Unveils New Windows Live Mobile Services

Microsoft has announced three new Windows Live mobile services, for search and communications, at the 3GSM World Congress, 2007. Currently available only in the US and UK, the products are designed to provide customers with advanced local search and mapping capabilities on their mobile devices. Microsoft also introduced Windows Live for Windows Mobile, a set of Windows Live services including e-mail, instant messaging and search, uniquely designed to work with Windows Mobile powered devices.

Microsoft has announced that Live Search is now available as a software client application on Windows Mobile and Java devices. These Live Search applications claim to represent the latest innovation in mobile search from Microsoft, and are aimed at providing customers with fast, easy access to local listings and maps.

New features include a category-based search, which aims to eliminate the need to type text into the phone, providing an option to map all results, so several listings appear on the same map, with aerial imagery and local traffic status in selected U.S. cities. Live Search for Windows Mobile offers additional new capabilities including satellite imagery, GPS integration and the ability to send search results to a friend.

Steve Berkowitz, senior vice president of the Online Services Group at Microsoft said, "People want to stay connected and informed wherever they are, and our aim is to deliver easy-to-use, familiar mobile services that keep people connected to the people and information they care about. Live Search for mobile and Windows Live for Windows Mobile are the latest examples of our commitment to enhancing the mobile search and services experience for our customers, and helping mobile operators, OEMs and advertising partners access new revenues and differentiate their products in this competitive mobile market."

Users may download Live Search for Windows Mobile and Live Search for Java applications at http://mobile.search.live.com. Also, users may download the Live Search client, directly to their mobile phone at http://wls.live.com.

Windows Live for Windows Mobile aimed at providing users with a rich set of Windows Live services, including Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Messenger, Live Search and Windows Live Spaces, designed to work with Windows Mobile software.

Install the Memory- STEP 7 of 21 in the Build Your Own Computer Series

You should now install your memory modules. You need to make sure you have the right kind of memory for your motherboard, but you should have taken care of this already.

On older machines, there are a few installation guidelines to follow. The memory banks will be outlined in your manual. On most machines you will find SD ram memory modules(168)pin, DDR double data rate memory modules (184)pin or DDR2 double data rate memory modules (240)pin.

Most systems use 168-pin SDRAM or memory of newer formats such as DDR/DDDR2. On these systems, memory can be installed in just about any combination and can even be installed stand alone. So, this is the good news for those of you using modern technology. The only memory placement you will need to concern yourself with is single or dual mode. Newer motherboards have four slots for memory. The fist two slots are referred to as slots A and the second two slots B. If you plan to install two sticks of memory the best configuration would be one stick in slot A and one stick in slot B. If you get lost refer to your owner’s manual. The manufacturers are great about visual guides to assist.

Let's get on with it:

1. Decide which slots you are going to use and orient the memory module over it. The module will be keyed in such a way that it will only go in the correct way. So, find the small notch or notches in the memory slot and align the module so that that notch will be inserted into the gap in the module itself. Easy.

2. Install the Module. With SD (168-pin), you need to look for two notches. The force need to insert this module is minor. DO NOT FORCE IT. If it doesn't slide in with minimal effort then back away and try again. You can compare it to the force of turning your cars ignition. Lock the module in place. Obviously, memory doesn’t just sit in the motherboard. When it is module is inserted correctly, you should see the little plastic or metal clips snap into place, thereby holding the module in place.

3. Done. Now just repeat these steps for each of your memory modules. When you are done, double-check your work. Shinning a flashlight on to your work area may also help with verifying memory module alignment.

Chuck Lunsford is an owner and developer of CCSPartner.com. He offers advice on how to get design and build your own personal computer. Visit his website and learn more about building your own computer.

Building Your Own Computer for Editing Video

If you have a serious interest in editing video with a PC, you may have discovered that just any run of the mill computer won’t do. Degraded image quality is often the result, with a loss of resolution, and even dropped frames. Professional quality results require a professional quality machine, but the price for one of these can be outrageous.

Don’t be discouraged. If you’re smart enough to make a movie, then you’re smart enough to build your own computer to edit it on, and save as much as $700 to $1000 by doing so.

Usually when you build a computer, you design it around the CPU. This one time, I’ll ask you to take a different path. Since what you are going to do is edit video on a machine dedicated to that purpose alone, I want you to first select the editing software package you want to use and work from there.

Let’s say the program you prefer is Premiere Pro. Essentially what you’ll be aiming to create is a computer that will run Premiere better than any other machine out there. The first step to insure this is to get a capture card dedicated to this software.

By “dedicated”, I mean a card whose manufacturer designed it to work specifically with Premiere Pro, one example being the Matrox cards. Often these items will be bundled together, software and card, at a great savings in price. Sometimes, other programs will be thrown in with the bundle, virtually for nothing. They often include a basic 3-D animation program, sound effects, and similar items.

With your software/capture card selection made, you’re now ready to return to a more traditional method of parts selection. Which CPU is right for you is your next decision.

Of course, the software you picked will have a minimum recommended processor, but I rather doubt when buying a top quality editing program that you’d want to hamstring it with a slow CPU. Things like rendering effects require your computer to do some heavy duty number crunching. The faster your chip, the quicker the job gets done.

This is one situation where I can recommend a dual core processor, and here’s why: let’s say you’re using a program like Cinelook to make a video clip look like film. Depending on the size of the clip, that can tie up your computer for a long time. But what if you have a 3-D animation, or some other item you need to get done?

With a single core processor, I’d say you’d just have to wait. But with a dual core, it’s almost as if you have two computers in one case. You can go ahead with your 3-D project, while your video-to-Cinelook clip gets done at the same time.

To really take advantage of this, you’ll need a motherboard with a fast bus. Its processor socket will have to match the CPU you’ve selected, such as a 775, a 939, or whatever chip type you picked. You’ll also have to accommodate the slot your capture card requires. Most of them still use PCI, but some are coming out in the new PCI Express type.

When buying a motherboard, you’ll find the very newest and latest models on the market are usually expensive. Boards with many of the same features that came out only a few months before can be found that sell for a fraction of the price. Higher price doesn’t equate to better quality. There are bargains to be found if you shop around.

Something special I’d like you to consider is using a pair of hard drives. Have one drive for doing captures and editing, and use the other for storage of clips, stills, and all the other things you’ll put in your movie.

In the past, we’d have more than one hard drive because drives were limited in size. Now, one disk can hold what ten did only a few years ago. It would seem that one drive would be plenty.

Yet, there is a good reason for having two drives. The more stuff you crowd onto one drive the slower it gets. If you use your main drive for only captures and editing it stays lean and fast. Your storage drive not only holds the clips you captured, but each day’s finished work as well.

If all of this is beginning to sound complex, it really isn’t. You can build one of these in an afternoon, if you plan your machine carefully, and have a good how-to book guiding you. As I have told many people “There are only eleven major parts in a computer. All of them either snap together, or plug in. If you can connect just eleven items, then you can build a computer.”

Michael Quarles is the author of the book "Building a PC for Beginners". His website is http://www.monkeyseemonkeydobooks.com

Download Free PSP Video-A Few Tips And Tricks!

As you probably already know the amount of media that is available for the PSP is enormous! So is it any wonder that one of the subjects that people keep on talking about online is how to Download Free PSP Video.

To Download Free PSP Video does not seem that hard to do in theory but with so many people having trouble learning how to Download Free PSP Video I am going to tell you what you need to do!

The first thing you will need to be able to Download Free PSP Video is a memory card or somewhere to store the Video files. If you are going to be downloading videos for your PSP then I recommend that you get yourself a 1GB memory stick which can be picked up quite cheaply now.

The next thing you should do once you have a memory stick is check your version of firmware for the PSP. To be able to Download Free PSP Video and play them your firmware will have to be version 1.5 if it is a higher version there are ways you can downgrade it back to 1.5

The next step is to actually Download Free PSP Video off the net and this will involve finding a good website to be able to get the downloads. There are a lot of them about so make sure you find a service you can trust before proceeding.

All you do then once you have Download Free PSP Video off the net is transfer it to your PSP. You do this with the help of a USB cable and this too can be picked up for a couple of dollars.

You attach the PSP to your PC through the USB cable and the PSP will be recognized as another drive on your system. Then all you have to do is drag and drop the files you want on your PSP and you are done!

I hope this quick guide has helped you Download Free PSP Video and be able to use them with your PSP.

Good Luck!

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Most Dangerous Things To Do Online

You can place your security at risk while using the Internet, chatting, browsing, downloading, opening and reading email and many more. Here are most common ways to be at risk of adware, spyware, theft, spam, scams and more.

Download attachments which are included in email messages that are not from people you personally know. Even if you only download them or open them cause you are interested to see what's inside can lead to adware,spyware and related problems.

Downloading of cracks from illegal websites, forums or groups. Cracks install adware or spyware when they are downloaded. Registering on websites to be able to download cracks is even worse.

Downloading of music from unknown sources. First get advice by visiting yahoo answers. Find out where people download music and trust big companies such as Google and Yahoo. They provide videos and music such as music.yahoo.com video.google.com

Join websites that require your home address or credit card information before you are accepted.

Give your credit card number by email to people whom you don't know personally.

Show off your credit card number in your Messengers such as Yahoo, AOL, or MSN messenger.

Give your credit card number by using Telephone when connected via Messengers with voice.

Same way you should never give your email address to people whom you don't know personally or you feel they do not need it.

Copy images you get from other websites and place them on your own sites. When you are online, you can see anything but in order to use something you need permission. You can even break the law in certain cases.

Send bulk email in any way. That means you send messages to people who did not request your messages or they don't know you personally.

Join porn websites that need your credit card information for a free trial. You cannot trust all porn websites. Porn websites are dangerous cause they contain most adware, spyware and other bad objects.

Post your photo online and include it anywhere you wish with your physical email address or phone number. Everything online can be collected by so called spammers that want to make money.

Do you need popup blockers?

Nowadays, browsers such as Mozilla Firefox have popup blockers included. You should also make well use of this extra extension. You can turn it on from the Tools or Settings option in your browser.

Mozilla Firefox popup blocker blocks most of the popups on websites. Though if a websites contains popups that cannot be closed you can add that website to the block list so the popup blocker automatically blocks its popups. You need to go to your browser settings to edit certain functions.

You can then allow certain websites to open popups if you need to. The term popups refer to windows that open without your permission. These can be big or small in size and usually contain either advertisements.

You should ignore these false claims you see on websites. Most often the software that you download also contain adware, spyware and other infections. That is also another reason why it is best to ignore these warning signs in the form of popups. Some popups try to make you believe you are a winner of a competition or contest or anything else.

There are different versions of these popups. Some want you to call them so they can spam you, others want to steal money from you after you call them. Your popup blocker usually detects and blocks these message. They are also very compelling messages but you should ignore them.

Some people install Memory boosters, which are software that is suppose to speed your memory for faster performance. A similar software is the Internet speed booster. There are many of these special software all different but have similar functions.

They might work, but we tested them and results of improvement were not seen. Further more these work on the background and and take up resources. Doing so the performance and speed of the PC will decrease instead of improve. These software don't seem to do what they claim.

To improve speed of your Internet, you can upgrade to a better ISP, Internet service provider. That way you see real changes. Do a bit of research to find an ISP that allows faster downloading and uploading. To improve the speed of your memory you can do the most common methods which are, remove unwanted files, folders, clean PC and bad registry values. Here we recommend you use a registry cleaner for such purposes.

The Eusing registry cleaner (eusing.com) does all that and more. That is the best way to boost the memory of your PC and overall performance.

Most often you are researching online and you see warning signs in the form of popups. These all warn you or even worse try to make you believe you have infections on your PC. These are all false claims by certain companies that want you to download their own software.

That is some important information that will ensure your security, privacy and computer is less in danger. Following that advice you will find less troublemakers online.

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How To Save Space On Digital Photos

As you probably know, JPEG file format is widely used in digital cameras because it can reduce the size of the files containing pictures dramatically. But people never stop from wanting to get more... Can you get more? Do you have hundreds or thousands of digital photos which occupy a noticeable part of your hard-drive or a pile of CDs? Did you know that you can re-use JPEG and save some storage space on the pictures? Read on to know how.

Idea is very simple. Every JPEG file has a certain parameter, quality. The greater is quality, the better is picture, the large is JPEG file size. By default, digital cameras usually store high-quality JPEG files. So, the size of the file is large, but quality is good. You can use that to have good-quality photo prints. But if you are just going to watch photos on the screen of the computer - much less JPEG quality is sufficient. Also you might not need all 4 or 6 megapixels (which does not fit the screen and in fact is resized when you are watching photos). So, we are going to do 2 things: resize photos (smaller photos take less space) and reduce JPEG quality parameter (this gives some hardly noticeable quality deterioration).

Any decent picture editing program can do this. There is a lightweight and quite powerful viewer IrfanView (it is free on www.irfanview.com), which we will use. Let's run a particular example. I pick a photo from my 4 mp camera. It has dimensions 2304 x 1728 and occupies 1,863,654 bytes. Now I open it in IrfanView, choose Image > Resize/Resample > Half > OK. The photo is resized now and has dimensions 1152 x 864. Let's save it with a smaller JPEG quality. Go to File > Save as ..., choose JPEG file type and show option dialog. In options let's pick quality = 70. (You can experiment with it, of cause, and try another value.) OK. It is saved. The size of new file is 134,525 bytes. Viewing any of two files full screen one cannot see any difference. But the new file size is only about 7% of the original. That's what you can do. Put 10 times more pictures into the same space! Actual savings may vary on the type of pictures - walls will occupy less than trees and faces...

You don't have to do all these manipulations manually for each file - there is a batch processing feature in IrfanView. So you can process a directory of files with several clicks. Do it like this: File > Batch Conversion/Rename. Add the files you want to compress to the list on the left, choose some output directory. Make sure that JPEG is output file type. Button "options" will allow you to choose output quality, e.g. 70. Button "advanced options" will bring up a menu where you can set resizing of the images, for example 50% of the original. That's all the recipe. Good luck!

JPEG, compression, archiving, ... - ever wondered how does it work? Andrew Spivak makes it clear at JPEG & stuff - explained, where you can also find practical tips and advices.

CPU Cooling Options For Your PC

CPU Cooling Alternative: H2O

Powerful and fast CPUs have a nasty tendency of giving off a lot of heat. Cooling down your CPU is vital to your processor’s health and stability. When you push a CPU beyond its stock speed settings—overclocking—cooling it down becomes even more paramount; you don’t want your new expensive CPU to go up in flames.

Conventional air cooling techniques can only provide so much cooling comfort for your processor. Once you’ve hit the limit with air cooling techniques, a more aggressive cooling measure needs to be considered: water cooling.

When it comes to heat dissipation, air cooling techniques have a limit. As the speed of your CPU increases, the more heat it’s bound to give off. The more heat you want to move away from your CPU, the more surface area you need for a heatsink. Air cooling is not enough. Water is an excellent medium for transporting heat away from its source. Water is, hands down, the superior cooling technique.

What do I need for a Water Cooling setup?
The cooling system found in your car is tantamount to what you’ll need for a cooling system in your computer: a radiator, pump, heat exchanger and fan. You’ll see more effective cooling results the larger your radiator is and the more water you’re able to get flowing through your PC.

You should have a battle plan before you purchase separate components for your water cooling system. You need to make sure that all the connections fit. You can take care of everything in one fell swoop by purchasing a water cooling kit in lieu of building it yourself from scratch.

What are some Important Pump Factors?
An essential factor when it comes to cooling pumps is their ability to lift water to a designated height. A pump is useless to your cooling setup if it cannot elevate water over 1 foot when it’s confined inside a case where the required pumping distance is 2 feet. A good rule of thumb to follow is this: a pump capable of lifting water to a height of 3 feet will probably suffice for any cooling needs.

Essential Water Block factors to consider:
Most water blocks are designed to fit custom settings. Be aware of how they’ll mount in your configuration. Check to make sure that your hoses will fit nicely with your other components. A copper water block will be more effective at conducting heat than its aluminum counterpart.

Radiator Guidelines to follow:

Generally, the bigger your radiator, the more cooling clout your computer will have. Decide where you want to mount your radiator; size becomes an essential factor if you plan to mount your radiator inside your case. Remember that for internal mounting, a radiator 5x7 or bigger becomes harder to comfortably mount.

Learn more about sound cards on our site. You'll also find other information such as mother board and optical drives. WaterWheel.com is a comprehensive resource to help individuals understand more about building and repair their PC.

Free Computer Education in Chandigarh

Chandigarh is all set to impart free computer and information technology (IT) education in all government schools from the coming academic year, a senior official said Monday.

Students from Class 1 to 10 in all government schools of the city would have free computer education to prepare them for various competitions, said Home and Education Secretary Krishna Mohan.

The program would commence from the 2007-08 academic session beginning in April. While it would be a compulsory subject for all classes till Class 10, it will be optional for Classes 11 and 12.

There are over 100 government schools in the city with 100,000 students. The administration has already invited tenders from private computer service organizations to provide education.

Officials said the compulsory computer education would prepare students, especially those keen on joining the IT sector. Several companies like Infosys have set up campuses in the IT park here.